Portrait of Esmond Knight

Acting

Esmond Knight

Career

Active from 1928 to 1984, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Esmond Knight Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 6
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Wartime Espionage 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • British Cinema 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

112
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

12 titles ยท average score 65
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
GoodWatch score 26

as Second Elder

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Mr. Galbraith

Fortunes of War
Fortunes of War (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Liversage

The Element of Crime
The Element of Crime (1984)
GoodWatch score 71

as Osborne

The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man (1984)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Blind Man

A Voyage Round My Father
A Voyage Round My Father (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as Judge

My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel (1983)

TV show ยท as Sam Bates

King Lear
King Lear (1983)
GoodWatch score 68

as Old Man

Fame Is the Spur
Fame Is the Spur (1982)

TV show ยท as Old Etchells

Antony & Cleopatra
Antony & Cleopatra (1981)

as Lepidus

Troilus & Cressida
Troilus & Cressida (1981)

as Priam

Drake's Venture
Drake's Venture (1980)

as John Dee

1970s

21 titles ยท average score 71
Return of the Saint
Return of the Saint (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Paul Hanson

The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)

TV show ยท as Old Capulet

The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

as Armand

I, Claudius
I, Claudius (1976)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show ยท as Domitius

Robin and Marian
Robin and Marian (1976)
GoodWatch score 68

as Old Defender

Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles (1974)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as General Ruzski

Churchill's People
Churchill's People (1974)

TV show ยท as Penda's Father

Yellow Dog
Yellow Dog (1973)

as Mundt

The Boy Who Turned Yellow
The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972)
GoodWatch score 55

as Doctor

New Scotland Yard
New Scotland Yard (1972)

TV show ยท as General Travers

Elizabeth R
Elizabeth R (1971)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Bishop de Quadra

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Captain Cutler

1960s

31 titles ยท average score 73
The Champions
The Champions (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Minister

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Helmut

Public Eye
Public Eye (1965)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Dr. Stowe

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)
GoodWatch score 81

as Old Judge

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show ยท as President

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Dom Issigri

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Antoine Louvois

Z-Cars
Z-Cars (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Albert Wallace

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)

TV show ยท as Hugh Armitage / Colonel Grahame

A for Andromeda
A for Andromeda (1961)

TV show ยท as Professor Ernest Reinhart

Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom (1960)
GoodWatch score 87

as Arthur Baden

Danger Man
Danger Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Baron

1950s

17 titles ยท average score 63
The Third Man
The Third Man (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Theodore Ratteau

Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling (1959)

TV show ยท as Von Schriber

Battle of the V-1
Battle of the V-1 (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

as Stricker

The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man (1958)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Wilson

The Prince and the Showgirl
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Hoffman

Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy (1956)
GoodWatch score 60

as High Priest

The Dark Avenger
The Dark Avenger (1955)
GoodWatch score 57

Dialogue Coach

The Steel Key
The Steel Key (1953)

as Prof. Newman

Girdle of Gold
Girdle of Gold (1952)

as Evans the Milk

The River
The River (1951)
GoodWatch score 83

as The Father

Gone to Earth
Gone to Earth (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

as Abel Woodus

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Major Kartuschke, Legal Officer / Bubnov, a Capmaker

1940s

12 titles ยท average score 75
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes (1948)
GoodWatch score 91

as Livy

Hamlet
Hamlet (1948)
GoodWatch score 82

as Bernardo

Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus (1947)
GoodWatch score 85

as The Old General

The End of the River
The End of the River (1947)

as Dantos

Uncle Silas
Uncle Silas (1947)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dr. Bryerly

Holiday Camp
Holiday Camp (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Camp Announcer

A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
GoodWatch score 81

as Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot

The Halfway House
The Halfway House (1944)
GoodWatch score 65

as David Davies

Henry V
Henry V (1944)
GoodWatch score 85

as Fluellen - Captain in the English Army

The Silver Fleet
The Silver Fleet (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Von Schiffer

This England
This England (1941)

as Vicar's Son

Contraband
Contraband (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Mr. Pidgeon

1930s

18 titles ยท average score 55
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Raille

Weddings Are Wonderful
Weddings Are Wonderful (1938)

as Guy Rogers

The Vicar of Bray
The Vicar of Bray (1937)

as Dennis Melross

Black Roses
Black Roses (1936)

as Pavo Collin

Crime Unlimited
Crime Unlimited (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

as Pete Borden

Dandy Dick
Dandy Dick (1935)

as Tony Mardon

Someday
Someday (1935)

as Curly Blake

Waltzes from Vienna
Waltzes from Vienna (1934)
GoodWatch score 41

as Johann Strauss, the Younger

Girls Will Be Boys
Girls Will Be Boys (1934)

as Geoffrey Dawson

The Bermondsey Kid
The Bermondsey Kid (1933)

as Eddie Martin

The Ringer
The Ringer (1931)

as John Lenley

Romany Love
Romany Love (1931)

as Davy Summers

1920s

1 title
The Blue Peter
The Blue Peter (1928)

as Radio operator